ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL INC.

ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL INC. Patent applications

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20110126311

Variegation in plants - A variegated plant comprising a nucleic acid operatively linked to a regulatory region, the nucleic acid disrupts the expression of Cpn21. The nucleic acid is typically an antisense Cpn21 and the regulatory region may be an inducible regulatory region, a tissue specific regulatory region, or a developmental regulatory region.

05-26-2011

20100327215

AIRCRAFT ANTI-ICING FLUIDS FORMULATED WITH NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE - An aircraft anti-icing composition includes a freezing point depressant and a thickener including nanocrystalline cellulose. A thickening composition also includes nanocrystalline cellulose. Also taught is the use of nanocrystalline cellulose in the manufacture of an anti-icing composition and the use of nanocrystalline cellulose in a thickening composition.

12-30-2010

20100252181

BAMBOO WOOD COMPOSITE BOARD - A board suitable for use as container flooring uses bamboo and fast-growth low-density wood. Thin layers of high-density bamboo composites are used to overlay on surfaces of a core layer which can be the composite of wood veneer and wood strand-based composite, or wood veneer and bamboo stripe sheet composite. This invention combines the benefits of bamboo and wood materials to produce a bamboo-wood composite board having sufficient mechanical and physical strength and durability for use as container flooring.

10-07-2010

20100142759

A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING A DAMAGED OR MISSING MACHINE PART - A system and a method for detecting a damaged or missing machine part. The system includes an image capturing device for capturing images of the machine and a processor for processing the captured images. The system may further include a sensible output for providing an indication of a damaged or missing machine part. The method includes capturing images of the machine against a background which moves relative to the machine over time, selecting a pair of time-separated images from the captured images, generating a displacement image from the pair of images, comparing the machine from the displacement image with a machine model, and identifying a damaged or missing machine part from the comparison of the displacement image with the machine model. The method may further include providing a sensible output which indicates a damaged or missing machine part.

06-10-2010

20100015389

CONTAINER FLOORING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to a composite container floorboard having a structural strand-based board as the core material and its fabrication method thereof. It is characterized wherein the composite container floorboard, using a structural strand-based board as a core material, comprises 2 to 4 layers of wooden veneers coated or impregnated with resin, respectively, on a top and a bottom of the surface overlay materials; or comprises one piece of impregnated paper, one piece of resin-impregnated bamboo-woven mat, and 1 to 3 pieces of double-side resin-coated or resin-impregnated wooden veneers, respectively, from an exterior to an interior of the surface overlay materials; or comprises one

01-21-2010

20090323063

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING AN INTERFACIAL PROPERTY OF A DISPERSION - An improvement in a PVT apparatus, which improvement includes a fluid path model having a fluid path and a sampling section, wherein the depth of the fluid path within the sampling section is substantially uniform and is less than about 100 μm. The apparatus may be configured to provide a micron-scale slim tube which may be used in a manner similar to a conventional slim tube apparatus.

12-31-2009

20090258950

NON-TOXIC INSECTICIDE - A non-toxic insecticidal composition includes a base horticultural oil, an emulsifier such as potassium salts of fatty acids, cinnamaldehyde and eugenol.

METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF NATURAL GAS FROM A GROUP OF SUBTERRANEAN ZONES - A method for recovering natural gas from a group of subterranean zones containing natural gas, including injecting an amount of a displacing gas into a first subterranean zone, producing a first produced gas from the first subterranean zone, collecting an amount of the first produced gas wherein the quality of the collected first produced gas is higher than or equal to a threshold production quality for the first produced gas, injecting an amount of the first produced gas into a second subterranean zone wherein the quality of the injected first produced gas is higher than or equal to a threshold injection quality for the first produced gas, producing a second produced gas from the second subterranean zone, and collecting an amount of the second produced gas wherein the quality of the collected second produced gas is higher than or equal to a threshold production quality for the second produced gas.

08-13-2009

20090111189

ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MERCURY DETECTION - An apparatus and method for the detection and quantitation of metals and metalloids in a sample by derivatization are provided. In particular, the apparatus and method relates to analysis of mercury in a sample by derivatization of the inorganic and organic mercury species into elemental mercury and organo-mercury hydrides using sodium borohydride.

04-30-2009

20080312511

ANIMAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a real-time method and computer-implemented system of monitoring animal health comprising sensing at least one physical characteristic by means of an active physical sensor attached to the animal, and sensing at least one activity of the animal by means of an activity sensor attached to the animal; positioning an active activity signal generator in the environment, such that the activity signal generator is associated with an activity, gathering physical characteristic data and activity data, and wirelessly transmitting all such data to a network receiver/converter, in real-time; converting all such data if necessary, and transmitting all such data over a computer network to one or more users, in real-time.

DECORTICATION PROCESS - The invention is directed to a process of decortication for separating the bast from the inner core of fibre plants using a disc refiner.

11-27-2008

20080286625

SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING RETICULATED ELECTRODE MATRIX AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A solid state electrochemical cell comprises a dense electrolyte layer; at least one reticulated electrode matrix (REM) of ion-conducting material partially sintered on the gas impermeable electrolyte layer, and electrode material located substantially within the REM. The REM has a majority of pores with an average pore size of less than micron. The REM can also have a porosity of 5 to 80%, thickness at or below 3.00 microns, and a mean grain size of 0.01 to 3.00 microns.